Nibbles: 24 Hours of Cheese in Denver

24 hours of cheese in Denver – A former cowtown blooms into a cultured, fromage-friendly metropolis

By John Lehndorff

I have a dear friend who calls Manhattan home. We share a passion for all things culinary and anything involving curds and whey. She visited Denver a decade ago during the National Western Stock Show and saw a Grand Champion steer corralled in the lobby of the Brown Palace Hotel. The only cheese she recalls tasting here was florescent orange and poured over nachos at a Denver Broncos game.

Since then she has referred to Denver as “that cowtown,” and visited only long enough to change planes for Aspen.

Recently, I insisted that she visit me. If she put aside her Western prejudices, I promised to show her the new Denver and its vibrant urban neighborhoods, and to introduce her to the city’s blooming cheese culture: the cheese shops, talented mongers, and stellar chefs serving Colorado cheeses – some made on their own farms.

Radio Bookclub

This month, instead of inviting the author to join us in the studio, we’ll speak with Michelle Dotter, the editor and publisher of Dzanc Books, on Thursday December 27th at 9am. Michelle acquired and edited this literary debut.